People
Fuse Venture Partners (Fuse), a European internet growth venture investor, has appointed Dipam Patel as a Principal, bringing over 10 years’ technology and investing experience to the firm.
Patel will work with the eight-person London-based European-focused team led by Managing Partner Spyro Korsanos as it looks to expand the firm’s investments into promising technology companies, focusing on Series B and C funding.
Having held roles with both GP Bullhound and Bryan Garnier, where he was involved in executing fundraising and M&A transactions generating over USD5 billion in aggregate value, Patel has significant technology, entrepreneurship and finance experience. He also
Bowmark Capital has further strengthened its investment, portfolio and origination teams with six new appointments.
Jessica Collins, Ben Culverwell, Jamal Lakhani and James Swainston join Bowmark as investment executives, while Sam Beesley and Jemma Litkie become members of the firm’s portfolio management and origination teams.
Collins was previously a senior consultant at Oliver Wyman where she focused on commercial due diligence and corporate strategy projects. Prior to that, she was an equities analyst at Fidelity International covering small cap companies.
Culverwell joins Bowmark from Houlihan Lokey where he was a member of the corporate finance team and worked
Willkie Farr & Gallagher (Wilkie) has appointed Dvir Oren as a partner in the firm’s Corporate & Financial Services Department, where he will be part of Willkie’s Private Equity Practice Group.
Oren, who was previously a partner at Kirkland & Ellis, will be based in the firm’s New York office.
“Dvir is an outstanding lawyer and strengthens Willkie’s premier private equity platform, further enhancing our deep bench of talented private equity attorneys practicing throughout the US and Europe,” says Jeffrey Poss, Co-Chair of the Private Equity Practice Group. “We are very pleased to welcome him to the Firm.”
Oren
Law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has strengthened its private equity capabilities with the appointment of Sarah de Ste Croix as partner in its London office.
De Ste Croix specialises in the establishment and operation of closed-ended investment funds. She has 15 years’ experience advising both sponsors and cornerstone investors across the full life-cycle of closed ended investment funds. De Ste Croix specialises in fund formation, GP-led secondaries, LP portfolio sales and complex fund-related transactions, including GP removals.
“We’re witnessing record levels of activity, not only private equity transactions but also fund raisings and secondary transactions,” says Jonathan Pittal, head
Kester Capital, a primary buyout specialist, has made two further additions to its investment team – Thomas Holroyd joins as Principal and Rob Henderson as Vice President.
Holroyd brings a wealth of prior investment experience having spent seven years working in private equity for Vitruvian Partners and Chiltern Capital as well as a number of years at mid-market advisory firm, Arrowpoint Advisory (previously Livingstone Partners). Holtoyd began his career at PwC, where he qualified as an accountant.
Henderson has spent the last six years in private equity and venture capital with Albion Capital and Root Capital. Prior to that,
Kester Capital, a primary buyout specialist, has made two further additions to its investment team – Thomas Holroyd joins as Principal and Rob Henderson as Vice President.
Hong Kong-headquartered, EV Cargo, a global freight forwarding, supply chain and technology company, has outlined ambitious plans for growth and expansion.
EV Cargo, which manages supply chains for the world’s leading brands, is targeting to grow from its current base of USD1.4 billion and surpass USD3 billion of revenue by 2025 through organic growth and M&A. With an active pipeline of acquisition candidates and well-developed M&A capabilities, EV Cargo plans to build on its strong existing geographic footprint in Asia and Europe, as well as expand into the USA.
With ongoing opportunities and challenges across global supply chains, EV
Stafford Capital Partners (Stafford) has appointed Brett Himbury as Senior Advisor.
In this newly created role, Himbury will provide strategic advice and support to Stafford as it further expands its range of real assets and private equity solutions.
Himbury joins Stafford after more than a decade with IFM Investors, where he served as Chief Executive. There he oversaw strong investment performance across all asset classes, growth in funds under management from AUD20 billion to AUD167 billion, and an increase in its client base to over 400 institutional investors in 23 countries.
Based in Sydney, Himbury will work closely with Stafford’s
Tikehau Capital, the global alternative asset management group, has appointed Cécile Cabanis as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Group.
In this newly created position Cabanis will oversee the Human Capital, ESG/CSR, Communications and Brand Marketing functions of the Group. She will also coordinate the Group’s efforts to develop Tikehau Capital’s global network with corporates and further develop Tikehau Capital’s franchise.
Cabanis will report to Antoine Flamarion and Mathieu Chabran, the co-founders of Tikehau Capital, and will work alongside Henri Marcoux, Deputy CEO of Tikehau Capital in charge of Finance and Risks, Technology and Transformation as well as Operations, and
Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLP, a full-service boutique law firm, has opened its first West Coast office in Los Angeles, California.
This expansion reflects Reitler’s national client base in the areas of venture capital, private equity, mergers & acquisitions, intellectual property, commercial litigation and entertainment matters.
“As the only boutique full-service law firm focused on venture capital and emerging technology markets, expansion to the West Coast is a natural next step,” says Ed Reitler. “Our firm has been built from the beginning to support the nationwide venture community, its pioneering companies and the funds that invest in them, all of
Events
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
